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May 30, 2011
JICA Leadership Training Program for Future Leaders in Sports for Persons with Disability
Dear jicafriends,
Leadership Training Program for Future Leaders in Sports for Persons with Disability is going to start from September 27, 2011.
Nine participants will be selected from Philippine, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, India, Fiji, Samoa and Cook Islands.
Eligible organizations or persons are as follows;
（1） Government agencies and departments responsible for sports for persons with
disability
or
（2） National Paralympics Committees (includes National Sport Federations and/or
related organizations for sports for persons with disability)
Application deadline is July 15, 2011.
More information can be obtained from the following page;
http://www.jicafriends.jp/jicainfo/pdf/J1100806.pdf
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May 26, 2011
Handicapped persons start 72-hr long hunger strike-India
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WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011 22:38 KDNN
Srinagar: Accusing the government of indifference, scores of handicapped persons Wednesday began a 72-hour-long hunger strike here, to press for their demands.
Scores of handicapped persons under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Association staged a protest demonstration at the Press Enclave here this morning.
Carrying placards that read “Down with the Social Welfare Department,” “Fulfill our demands immediately,” and “Give free education to our children,” the protesters were demanding implementation of Disability Act 1998, which provides 3 per cent reservation to handicapped persons in government jobs, increase in monthly financial support from 400 rupees to 1500 rupees, introduction of the Braille system of education in Jammu and Kashmir, replacement of diesel motorcycles in place of tricycles, etc.
“Leave alone solving our problems the authorities are not even serious about listening to us. That’s why we have decided to sit on a hunger strike to draw the government’s attention,” Sajad Ahmad Masoodi. President J&K Handicapped Association said.
Sajad further revealed that there were 3.6 lakh physically challenged people in the state, with the largest number of handicapped people belonging to Kupwara and Baramulla district of north Kashmir.
“Kupwara has 38,530 physically challenged people while the number has shot up to 39,421 in Baramulla district," Sajad said.
http://www.kashmirdispatch.com/city/25053523-handicapped-persons-start-72-hr-long-hunger-strike.htm
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May 25, 2011
DPI-AP Regional Workshop in India
WDear friends,
Please note the information attached for a Regional Workshop in India in August 2011 and circulate among your networks,.
PDF01 (212KB)
PDF02 (216KB)
DPI-AP Information Support
e-mail: infosupport@dpiap.org
web : www.dpiap.org
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STAR Project-Pakistan
Dear jicafriends,
A STAR project (Abbottabad Social participation Through Awareness Raising) produced short movies for raising awareness of disability issues. We are sorry that subtitles are only in Japanese.
We hope you will get some clues.
Part 1-6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fhigQrec7o
Part 7-11: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l173CC8euZ8
Part 12-15: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFmKH68c1zA
A former participant of Leadership Development 2010 actively involves in A STAR project. And he wrote a project plan, "leadership training for A STAR project."
http://www.jicafriends.jp/leaders/pdf/l2010projectpakistan0101.pdf
URL for A STAR project: http://sky.geocities.jp/a_star_project/index.html
The secretariat of jicafriends
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May 24, 2011
“Empowerment of persons with disabilities through peer support” -2-
March 3, 2011
Ms. Kassiyet’s project was started with the symposium、which was specially planned for leaders of persons with disabilities such as the heads of organizations of all types of disabilities or leading figures of disability field in Almaty, under the theme of “Business, government, and people with disabilities: the partnership through the projects. It was held on March 3 at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP).
Over 70 people including representatives of KIMEP, JICA, KJC (Kazakhstan Japan Center), ARZHAN participated in the symposium. Many students of KIMEP willingly volunteered for the symposium. Some worked as personal assistants of persons with disabilities for the first time in their lives. Without their support, we could not make it success.
The content of the symposium was as follows;
Theme: "The Japanese experience: the state, business, NGOs - cooperation in solving the problems of people with disabilities”
Organizers: JICA, KIMEP, KJC, and ARZHAN
Date: March 3, 2011
Venue: KIMEP, 237 Valikhanov Building
Program:
1. Opening;
Congratulatory message from Ambassador of Embassy of Japan to Kazakhstan was read by JICA officer and also messages were delivered by the representatives of KIMEP, JICA Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan Japan Center.
2. Presentation; “Daily Lives of Persons with Disabilities in Japan” by Mr. Dai OKITA, Independent Living Program Coordinator of Mainstream Association
After each presentation question and answer session was followed in order to exchange opinions.
Welfare System and Disability Movement of Persons with Disabilities in Japan [PDF (61KB)]
Mainstream Association [PDF (41KB)]
3. Presentation; “Social Status of Person with Disabilities, and its Importance and Impact on the Society in Kazakhstan” by .Ms. Omarova Kassiyet, Executive Director of ARZHAN
4. Coffee Break
5. Presentation; “History of Japanese Disability Movements and Current Situation of Persons with Disabilities in Japan” by Ms. Masako Okuhira, Section Manager of International Training Section of Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities
6. Presentation; “Leadership development of youth people with disabilities in Kazakhstan” by Mr. Farkhad Yusubzhanov, President of Zhiger
7. Lunch
8. Presentation; “Peer counseling program in Kyrgyzstan” by Ms. Murataliyeva Ukei
9. Presentation; “People with disabilities in Kazakhstan and the Convention” by Mr. Imanaliyev Kayrat, Chairman of Namys Disabled People Association
http://www.jicafriends.jp/world/pdf/wprofilekazakhstan.pdf
10. Closing; Closing remarks by JICA officer and Executive Director of ARZHAN
Unfortunately representative for the organization of hearing impairment didn’t have a chance to present their situation, but it was a meaningful day that Leaders of different types of disabilities in Almaty gathered in one hall to discuss how to improve the situation of persons with disabilities in Kazakhstan.
A personal assistant of Mr. OKITA keeps reporting about Ms. Kassiyet’s project on Mainstream website everyday. (Sorry it is written in Japanese!)
URL:http://cilmainstream.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-04-12T23%3A35%3A00%2B09%3A00&max-results=7&reverse-paginate=true
Will be continued..
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May 23, 2011
1-2-Know: Reading braille in speach-Malaysia
The following information was downloaded from the mailing list of "Disability and Development" with a cooperation of the publisher, Mr. Soya Mori.
(newstraitstimes)
2011/05/15
THE Wonkook Lee Snail reader is a tiny technological gadget that has the potential to revolutionalise reading for the visually impaired.
It is a small rolling wheel device pressure-activated to read braille. The rolling wheel has a pressure-sensitive surface that is triggerd ny the shape of braille bumps, which then triggers the Snail's speaker to voice the text to reader. The reader has the option of listening to the text out loud or in private through their Bluetooth headset. There is also a recording button on the side of the Snail allowing readers to record and listen to their text at a later time. Reading braille without the Wonkook Lee Snail is much less efficient. Check out store yankodesign.com
http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/1-2-KNOW_Readingbrailleinspeech/Article/
http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/05/05/reading-braille-aloud/
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May 19, 2011
New JUTC buses for disabled Others to be retrofitted-Jamaica
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Jamaica Observer
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
THE Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has rolled out three new buses, which will be used to serve the disabled community. The new additions brings to six the number of buses now serving the disabled in Kingston.
JUTC Managing Director Paul Abrahams, said that 55,000 disabled persons are transported yearly on three routes serviced by the JUTC. Abrahams added that while the regular service has designated seats that cater for disabled individuals, the new units will greatly assist in boosting that effort.
"As part of our mandate at the JUTC, we have to ensure that we pay special attention to this operation, which is so greatly needed and in much demand," he said.
Social Affairs Officer at the Combined Disabilities Association, Theresa Grant said that with more uses, children with intellectual disabilities and other individuals will enjoy the benefits of getting to where they want to go on time.
"We are appreciative that the JUTC found it possible, along with the Government, to improve this service and we are indeed looking forward to even more improvement in this area. On behalf of the Combined Disabilities Association, I want to say thanks to the JUTC," Miss Grant said.
Minister of Transport Mike Henry said that the JUTC will be retrofitting some of the refurbished buses to suit the requirements of the disabled community.
"My job is to make sure that persons who are less fortunate in the society, have access to public transportation to get them home safely," said Henry.
The fleet of buses assigned to the disabled community serve the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, Lister Mair-Gilby Senior School for the Deaf, Hope Valley Experimental School, the Abilities Foundation, Salvation Army School for the Blind and the School of Hope.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/New-JUTC-buses-for-disabled#ixzz1MkqH08aE
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Ensuring equal employment opportunities for disabled people-Vietnam
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(VOV) - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) held a seminar in Hanoi on May 11 to review the project to generate jobs for disabled people.
The project “Opportunities for Every one” is part of a national programme for sustainable employment launched by the ILO in Vietnam to ensure that people with disabilities and those living with HIV/AIDS will have equal access to employment.
Director of the ILO in Vietnam, Rie Veijs Kjeldgaard said that the unemployment rate for disabled people is really a heavy burden on society though many businesses are, in fact, willing to generate jobs for disabled people. “Opportunities for every one” will help strengthen cooperation between businesses and the people with disabilities.
The programme’s expert, Ms Caitlin Wyndham, affirmed the project has had initial success in setting up steering committees in businesses. She also pledged to continue providing expertise and support to businesses, adding that the ILO and VCCI will discuss expanding the project in the future.
Under the programme, many businesses have committed to offer employment opportunities to people with disabilities.
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May 18, 2011
“Empowerment of persons with disabilities through peer support” -1-
We would like to start a series reporting on JICA follow-up program in Kazakhstan. The program was conducted by Ms. Kassiyet OMAROVA, a former participant of Leadership Development Course 2009. We originally planned to report in March, however the Tohoku-Kanto Great Earthquake occurred and we were unable to upload till today.
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“Empowerment of persons with disabilities through peer support” -1-
Ms. Kassiyet OMAROVA, a former participant of Leadership Development Course 2009 initiated her project plan “Join and enjoy,” barrier-free tourism in Almaty, Kazakhstan shortly after returning from Japan.
http://www.jicafriends.jp/leaders/pdf/l2009projectkazakhstan01.pdf
She first organized a university student volunteer group and then got funds for transportation service for wheelchair users with sever disabilities. When she conducted the first barrier-free tour, most of persons with severe disabilities living in Almaty were unaccustomed to go out from their homes and some parents still believe that their children cannot do anything by themselves and they don’t like them going out with new people.
She came to know that empowerment of persons with disabilities was essential before starting anything else.
http://www.jicafriends.jp/projects/asiaandpacific/kazakhstan/l2009kassiyet/005.html
Therefore she submitted another project proposal “Empowerment of persons with disabilities through peer support” including 12 points taught by Ms. Sarajean Rossitto to JICA Astana Office in January 2010. And fortunately it was approved as one of follow-up programs.
The project consists of a symposium and three-day workshop. Two Japanese experts, Mr. Dai OKITA of Mainstream Association and Ms. Masako Okuhira of Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities were selected and JICA Kyrgyzstan Office promised to send Ms. Murataliyeva Ukei for introducing her experience of peer counseling services in Kyrgyzstan.
Will be continued...
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Beijing opens hearing dog center-China
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Sunday marks Help-the-Disabled Day in China. The day aims to raise awareness of the plight faced by the country's 80 million people living with disabilities. The deaf and people with impaired hearing account for about a quarter of this figure.
To mark the day, Beijing established its first hearing dog training center. The trained canines alert their owners to important sounds, such as doorbells, smoke alarms and ringing telephones. Hearing dogs provide a vital service by barking or physically leading their owners away from danger, for instance in the case of a ringing fire alarm. After alerting their owners, dogs are rewarded by being given a treat. The dogs can be trained in as little as three months.
http://www.china.org.cn/video/2011-05/16/content_22573809.htm
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300,000 disabled folk yet to register with dept-Malaysia
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(thestaronline)
Wednesday May 4, 2011
IPOH: An estimated 300,000 disabled people have yet to register themselves and the Welfare Department is going all out to locate them.
Its director-general Hadzir Md Zain said to date only 300,000 were in the department's database.
"Although public awareness has grown over the years, there are still many who have yet to register with us," he said.
Speaking to reporters after the launch of an early intervention campaign for children with disabilities, Hadzir said parents' denial and lack of information on availability of assistance were among the reasons why parents were not coming forward to register their disabled child.
Hdzir said the department would organise roadshows and registration campaign to locate and persuade diabled people to sign up.
"Sometimes, we also take part in community programmes carried out by other agencies," he added.
On another matter, Hadzir said the department welcomed the setting up of more community rehabilitation centres.
"At present, there are 428 centres in the country," he said.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/5/4/nation/8601832&sec=nation
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National Run in Tajikistan
Dear jicafriends!
In Tajikistan every year in the beginning of May there is a national run.
About 300000 persons take part in this marathon.
This year on May, 15th ben our organization (Society of persons with disabilities of Dushanbe "IMKONIYAT") have taken active part in run.
best regards
Asadullo Zikrikhudoev
Chairman
PO Society of persons with disabilities of Dushanbe "IMKONIYAT"
4, Kurbon Rakhimova Str., Dushanbe, Tajikistan
E-mail: info@imkoniyat, URL: http://www.imkoniyat.tj/en/
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May 16, 2011
Majority of buildings not user-friendly, says chartered architect-Sri Lanka
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More than 60 percent of buildings in Sri Lanka mainly in the private sector including supermarkets, banks and toilets are not designed by professionally qualified architects, said Professor Harsha Munasinghe, chartered architect and acting Dean and Head of Moratuwa University’s Department of Architecture.
Dr Ajith C. S. Perera speaking at the event
He said so at a programme organized by IDIRIYA, a non-profit organization focusing on disability rights and supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) to highlight the importance of designing and constructing buildings in accordance of design specifications, standards and regulations now in force towards social inclusion.
Disability activist and accessibility advisor Dr Ajith C. S. Perera said designers and building owners disregard the specified standards set by the Supreme Court in 2009 October and further strengthened in last April, thereby posing safety hazards to everyone, especially to pregnant women, senior citizens, visually impaired persons and those recovering after surgery and illnesses.
Dr. Perera highlighted how a pregnant woman recently had a near fatal fall at the newest outlet of a leading supermarket chain in Colombo. “
It was revealed that the root causes here are the failure of owners in their moral duties, social responsibilities and legal obligations to adhere to specifications and design for safety and accessibility – two inherent rights of all citizens,” he said.
“It is detrimental that laws in force are ineffective allowing the owners, designers and builders who are violators of standards and regulations are still allowed to go scot-free whilst the victims suffer, even with their precious lives” revealed Dr. Perera .
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110515/News/nws_14.html
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May 13, 2011
UN chief welcomes 100th ratification of UN disability convention as ‘milestone’
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12 May 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed Colombia’s signing of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as an “important milestone,” emphasizing the treaty’s role in providing inclusion and development for persons with disabilities worldwide.
On 10 May, the South American nation became the 100th country to ratify the Convention which supports greater access for the disabled to participate in their communities. It is widely regarded as the first international human rights treaty of the twenty-first century.
“This is an important milestone for Colombia and for the global community,” Mr. Ban said, commenting on the signing. “The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a powerful tool for inclusion and development. Let us use it to make concrete improvements in the lives of persons with disabilities,” he added.
About 10 per cent of the global population, or 650 million people, live with a disability, with many excluded from fully participating in the economic, social, and political lives of their communities.
An estimated 386 million people of working age suffer from some form of disability, with unemployment rates in this category soaring as high as 80 per cent in some countries.
Mr. Ban’s remarks were echoed by Sha Zukang, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), who said he was greatly encouraged by the ratification. DESA is the UN department which serves as Secretariat for the Convention.
“This is a great achievement by the international community in working towards a just and equitable society, based on equality and equal opportunity for all, including persons with disabilities,” Mr. Sha said.
The Convention was adopted by the General Assembly in 2006 in an effort to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy the same human rights as everyone else. Eighty-two countries immediately ratified it – the highest number for a UN treaty in history.
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38365&Cr=disability&Cr1
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May 12, 2011
Prominent disabled activist Phiri dies in Bulawayo-Zimbabwe
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WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011 16:52 EDITOR NEWS
From Our Correspondent
Prominent Zimbabwean disabled activist and chairman of the Zimbabwe Federation of the Disabled Alexander Phiri has died. He was 57.
According to Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled (SAFOD) administrative assistant Jairos Patana, Phiri died due to diabetes attack Tuesday morning. At the time of his death Phiri was SAFOD director general.
Patana said the disabled activist died at Bulawayo's Mater Dei Hospital hwhere he was being treated following rising sugar levels at the weekend.
“Phiri was stable at the weekend but was later taken to the intensive care unit where he died. Phiri is said to have succumbed to renal failure,” he said.
Burial arrangements are yet to be released.
SAFOD represents disabled people in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia.
Patana added that when Phiri died, he was busy organizing the African Network for Evidence to Action in Disability symposium that was due in November.
“Phiri’s death is a great loss to the SAFOD and he left many projects uncompleted,” he said.
Phiri was born in Malawi on May 4 1954 but his parents relocated to Zimbabwe in search of work. He attended the Jairos Jiri Primary school before proceeding to the Anglican Boys School outside Bulawayo and Cyrene High School.
In 1974 Phiri completed Ordinary Level and proceeded to do Advanced Level at Mzilikazi High School after which he went to Bulawayo Polytechnic where he joined the School of Art and Building. After three years he graduated with a Diploma in Art and Design.
Phiri once worked for the Ministry of Social Amenities and Housing as a trainee draughtsman and later moved to the private sector. When the Council for the Welfare for the Disabled (GWD) became the National Council of the Disabled Persons of Zimbabwe (NCDPZ), Phiri became its chair from 1985 to 2000.
Phiri remained vocal in disabled issues and he was on the indigenisation sub-group for the disabled. He was also a repertoire during the constitution making process outreach programme.
Bulawayo historian Pathisa Nyathi said: “His departure will have serious ramifications in the region and beyond as he was an international campaigner of rare qualities. The disability activism will never be the same again. “
Mourners are gathered at 16 Winsor Road Khumalo North.
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May 11, 2011
Special Event of Myanmar Disabled People
Dear Sir/Madam
Good Evening. I would like to share the report on Special Event of Disabled People in Myanmar done in April.
Please kindly read in following detailed messages.
Best regards,
Nay Lin Soe
Network for Myanmar Disabled People (NMDP)
Yangon, Myanmar
E-mail: nmdpmyanmar@gmail.com
Report on Special Event of Disabled People in Myanmar
April is the special month of Myanmar New Year. In this period all the people in whole country used to enjoy with long holidays and welcome the New Year celebrating the “Water Festival†every year. This Festival is a traditional social activity and also very famous sign of Myanmar New Year. Every citizen regardless ethnicity, age, gender, class, or religious belief participate in the festival with the enjoyable activities of pouring & playing water each other, singing, dancing and acting funny performances, cooking and having traditional foods & snacks together and visiting to pagodas, etc. However, majority of persons with disabilities didn’t get this kind of opportunity to involve as others due to negative attitude of families, inaccessible transportation and lack of initiator who encouraged them.
In this situation, Network for Myanmar Disabled People (NMDP) organized “The First Biggest Water Festival of Myanmar Disabled People†at Yangon in this New Year and created the opportunity for 150-Persons with disabilities to participate in the festival as others with the collaboration of Department of social welfare, government blind school, 6-DPOs, 6-NGOs and 7-business sectors.
The purposes of the activity were;
i)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â To create opportunity for persons with disabilities to play water and participate in New Year festival
ii)Â Â Â Â Â Â To show the strength contribution and donation of disabled persons and
iii)Â Â Â Â To promote public awareness on the participation of disabled people
The opening ceremony of the festival was celebrated in the beautiful morning of April 14th and continued the activities for three days. Director General, Directors and Deputy Directors, Principals of disabled institutions and Reporters from different media were also attended. During festival, persons with disabilities including women and severely disabled persons were spent their time participating in enjoyable activities such as playing water at coconut pavilion beside the road together with public people, singing, dancing and performing happily on the wooden stage, helping and donating elderly persons and cooking and having traditional snacks and foods together. The organizer arranged the vehicles for transportation of all disabled participants.
Conclusion, this is not only a social movement for inclusion of Myanmar disabled people but also a joint-collaboration effort of DPOs, NGOs, Business sectors and Department of social welfare. Network for Myanmar Disabled People (NMDP) has decided to carry out this kind of activity every year.
 Reported by
Nay Lin Soe (Mr.)
Chairman
Network for Myanmar Disabled People (NMDP)
CBR Project Manager
Association for Aid and Relief - JAPAN
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May 09, 2011
inclusive rebuilding and international tokyo congress-Chile
Dear Friends,
our work about inclusive rebuilding is going to be represented in the UIA2011 TOKYO WORLD CONGRESS. I attached the poster
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Carlos Kaiser Mansilla
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USICD Community Supports Japanese Recovery; Annual Meeting Recap; GDRL Prototype Recipients Announced; and More...
http://www.usicd.org/template/index.cfm
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May 06, 2011
Cape Coast BAC training disabled persons to acquire business skills-Ghana
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More than 48 disabled persons in the Cape Coast Metropolis are being trained by the Cape Coast Business Advisory Centre (BAC) of the National Board for Small Scale Enterprises, on business management, to build the capacities of participants, to enable them to improve upon their businesses.
The one-month programme was organised by the Cape Coast BAC and the Department of Co-operatives with financial support from Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO).
Ms. Alison Walker, the Disability Development Advisor of the VSO, told Ghana News Agency in Cape Coast that the voluntary group had released 10,680 Ghana Cedis for the training, to enable the disabled to acquire skills to successful operate profit making enterprises to better their living conditions.
She said the executives and members of disabled groups: the Ghana Blind Union, Ghana Society for Physically Disabled, Services and Advocacy for People with Intellectual Disability and the Ghana National Association of the Deaf would benefit from the programme.
According to Ms. Walker, who is currently attached to the Cape Coast Metropolitan Social Welfare Office, the training programme would focus on group dynamics where members would be encouraged to partner with others to undertake income generating activities.
Other contents include records and book-keeping to expose participants among others to business transaction and record keeping, business and financial management, the culture of saving and the benefits of banking.
Ms. Walker said the training course was important because majority of the disabled in the Metropolis were poor and face obstacles in the area of securing and maintaining livelihoods.
She said it was necessary that their capacities were built for them to run their own businesses and petty trading activities with the required skills.
The Head of the Cape Coast BAC, Ms. Veronica Essien, indicated that Associations of the Disabled were working to develop a collective business venture for the benefit of all its members.
She said numerous assistances both in cash and tools from organizations, to some of the disabled persons have not helped improve their businesses hence the training programme to give them the needed skills to run their economic ventures.
Ms. Essien asked the participants to avail themselves of the opportunity being offered them to secure livelihoods and take care of their families.
http://www.ghananewsagency.org/s_economics/r_27955/economics/cape-coast-bac-training-disabled-persons-to-acquire-business-skills
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2nd Asia-Pacific CBR Congress-Philippines
Dear Friends and Colleagues
The Philippines and the Programme Organizing Committee respectfully asks if you would like to present a paper and/or facilitate a concurrent session for the 2nd Asia Pacific CBR Congress to be held in Manila from 29th November to Dec 1st, 2011.
Please refer to the attached programme for reference on: theme and topics fo discussion.
There are 5 concurrent sessions, each made up of 6 smaller sessions. Each small session will have a facilitator and an assistant facilitator. There will be 3 presenters for each of these sessions. The programme will guide you as to the topics for each small session.
Each presenter is allowed 15 minutes to discuss their paper. The facilitator will decide whether there will be open plenary after each presenter or following all the presentations. To ensure a lively discussion and opportunities to share on current good practice and issues, it is strongly recommended to pay heed to the guides provided on the abstract form.
If you are keen to present, please may we direct you to the instructions below.
For your convenience in making a submission, please read the following guidelines:
1. Closing date for submission of abstracts is May 31, 2011.
2. Please limit your abstract to 500 words or less, using the Abstract Format, which you will find attached to this letter. Alternatively, you can visit the Congress website at: http://www.cbrcongress.com/for further information.
3. Abstracts should be submitted to the Programme Committee by email at:
cbrapcongress.program@gmail.com
4. All submitted abstracts will be acknowledged within 5 working days from receipt.
5. All abstracts will be reviewed by the Programme Committee (we cannot guarantee your abstract will be accepted).
6. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by email.
7. The final list of presenters will be confirmed by July 31, 2011.
8. Authors of accepted abstracts must submit both their full paper and Power Point presentation (compatible with MS 2003 version) via email at cbrapcongress.program@gmail.com
by September 30, 2011.
9. Official language for presentation is English.
10. Presenters should also be registered participants.
Please if you can recommend someone to present and/or facilitate let us know or ask the person to send an abstract.
Please contact us at cbrapcongress.program@gmail.com
if you wish to be a facilitator.
Thank you very much and we look forward to your engaging and exciting abstracts and presentations!
There will also be an opportunity to display papers in the lobby during the Congress.
We would like to remind you that the “early bird” registration fee of PhP10,000 will expire on April 30th 2011. From May 1st, the fee rises to P12,000, so we urge you to take advantage of the “early bird” promo. For registration and payments please visit the congress website at: http://www.cbrcongress.com/
Please may we again remind you, deadline for abstracts from potential presenters is May 31st, 2011
For more details please go to http://www.cbrcongress.com/
Thank you very much
Respectfully yours,
Programme Sub-Committee,
National Organizing Committee,
2nd Asia-Pacific CBR Congress
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